DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
95.7Rating
0Content
17Achievements
About This Game
DEAD LETTER DEPT. is a indie game designed for single-player, developed by Mike Monroe and Belief Engine and released in 2025. With an estimated 41,000 copies sold, it is considered a modest seller on Steam. With 1.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 95.7/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 2.45 hours, with side content bringing that to 5.21 hours, and a completionist run can reach 9.9 hours. Players commonly describe it as Horror, Typing, Mystery, Simulation and Atmospheric.
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User Reviews
95.7
Overall Score / 100
9.6/10
Steam (1592 rev)
Playtime Estimates
2.45h
🎯 Main Story
5.21h
⭐ Main + Sides
9.9h
💯 Completionist
Based on 9 player submissions
DLCs (1)
DEAD LETTER DEPT. Original Soundtrack
$8.99
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Game Information
Release Date
January 30, 2025
Developer
Mike Monroe, Belief Engine
Publisher
Belief Engine
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Price
$14.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
40.7K
(32.5K - 48.8K) VRI ScoreLearning
90.5
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Horror
Typing
Mystery
Simulation
Atmospheric
Psychological Horror
Stylized
Text-Based
Dystopian
Surreal
Short
Dark
Singleplayer
First-Person
Emotional
Supernatural
Multiple Endings
Procedural Generation
Experimental
Adventure
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher, 64bit
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i3
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Keyboard & Mouse required
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 or higher
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Keyboard & Mouse required
Minimum:
- OS: Tested on Zorin, Ubuntu, SteamOS, Arch Linux
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i3 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Vulkan rendering capability required
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Keyboard required, SteamInput supported for SteamDeck
Recommended:
- OS: Zorin, Ubuntu, SteamOS
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Vulkan rendering capability required
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Keyboard & Mouse required